Georg Stumme

Georg Stumme (29 July 1886-24 October 1942) was a General der Panzertruppe who briefly commanded the Afrika Korps during Erwin Rommel's absence in late 1942. He died of a heart attack during the Second Battle of El Alamein.

Biography
Georg Stumme was born on 29 July 1886 in Halberstadt, German Empire, and he served in the general staff of the Reichswehr after serving in World War I. In 1936, he was promoted to Generalmajor of the Wehrmacht, and he led a light division during the invasion of Poland; this division would later become the 7th Panzer Division. Stumme was promoted to General der Kavallerie on 1 June 1940 while leading troops during the battle of France, and he led the right wing of Wilhelm List's German 12th Army during the invasion of the Balkans. His men captured Mozhaysk during Operation Barbarossa in 1941, and he served with distinction during the war against the Soviet Union until September 1942, when he was sent to replace the sickly Erwin Rommel as commander of the Afrika Korps in Egypt. On 24 October 1942, he died of a heart attack during the Second Battle of El Alamein, and Rommel returned to command the corps.